Petrol (4 cylinder) with diesel-character

Hello, Leutz, I would be interested in Otto engines, which can retrieve their full torque with 4 cylinders in the lower speed range (from 2000rpm). Similar to a diesel. I know this from the BMW 316i, the 1.9l M43 engine, which produces its full torque of 165NM at 2500rpm. Is that perhaps even due to the transmission?